Zhelad Saddle

Zhelad Saddle (Bulgarian: седловина Желъд, ‘Sedlovina Zhelad’ \se-dlo-vi-'na 'zhe-l&d\ is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 962 m[1] extending 350 m in the west foothills of Detroit Plateau on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It connects the northwest slopes of Razhana Buttress to Sonketa Ridge, and is part of the glacial divide between Sikorsky Glacier to the north and Trepetlika Glacier to the southwest.

Location of Danco Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

The saddle is named after the settlement of Zhelad in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Zhelad Saddle is located at 64°14′20″S 60°46′03″W, which is 11.3 km east of Charles Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes
  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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